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Chelsea F.C. is one of the top four football clubs belonging to the English Premier League, which is a good enough reason for people to take immense interest in looking up Chelsea Football Club News. The club is more than a century old and has belonged to the top division of the league for most of the time since its creation. Three league titles, five FA Cups, four League Cups and two UEFA Cup Winners Cup are some of the key achievements of Chelsea over the years.

Chelsea created its biggest Football Club news in 1955 by winning its first league championship. Since then they continued their spree by winning a few titles till the 1970s. However, they seemed to disappear of the front page for quite a while until they made their return in 1997. They created history for themselves by winning the league title twice in two consecutive years 2005 and 2006. Chelsea also reached the UEFA Champions League Finals in 2008, which definitely was great Chelsea Football Club news for fans.

The fan base of Chelsea is said to be the fifth largest when compared to any team in English football. Their average attendance was 41,673 for the 2007-08 seasons, which is quite high for a stadium that has a capacity of 41,841. Most of their fans belong to West London in areas such as Battersea and Hammersmith. The clubs home ground, Stamford Bridge, hasnt changed as their official ground since the day the club was founded. The clubs plan to expand to a capacity of over 50,000 is faced with several difficulties relating to health and safety. Rumor has it that Chelsea has plans to move out of Stamford Bridge to other options like Earls Court Exhibition Center or Battersea Power Station.

Chelsea has broken several records in football history that have created news in several parts of the world. Ron Harris, ex-captain of Chelsea, has made a recording 795 appearances for the club alone between the years 1969 and 1980. Frank Lampard is the closest current player in terms of appearances standing at 448 appearances. The club created history in 1971 at the UEFA Cup Winners Cup by winning against Jeunesse Hautcharage with a whooping 21-0 aggregate. This is an unbroken record for any European competition. They also hold the record for the longest spree for unbeaten matches at home. The spree lasted for 86 matches and for nearly four and a half years!
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